Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History..Cadell and Company Edinburgh; Simpkin and Marshall, London; and John Cumming, Dublin., 1828 - 312 sider |
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Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History.. Walter Scott Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1828 |
Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History.. Walter Scott Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1828 |
Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History.. Walter Scott Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1828 |
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Side 174 - Servants' hill. He then spoke to the soldiers, and expressed his determination to gain the victory, or to lose his life on the field of battle. He desired that all those who did not propose to fight to the last, should leave the field before the battle began, and that none should remain except those who were determined to take the issue of victory or death, as God should send it.
Side 139 - It was now near night, and the place of meeting being a farm-house, he went boldly into it, where he found the mistress, an old true-hearted Scotswoman, sitting alone. Upon seeing a stranger enter, she asked him who and what he was. The King answered that he was a traveller, who was journeying through the country. " All travellers," answered the good woman, "are welcome here, for the sake of one.
Side 79 - But the action which occasioned his finally rising in arms, is believed to have happened in the town of Lanark. Wallace was at this time married to a lady of that place, and residing there with his wife. It chanced, as he walked in the market-place, dressed in a green garment, with a rich dagger by his side, that an Englishman came up and insulted him on account of his finery, saying, a Scotsman had no business to wear so gay a dress, or carry so handsome a weapon. It soon came to a quarrel, as on...
Side 124 - Bruce with his spear ; but the King, with a sweep of his sword, cut the steel head off the villain's weapon, and then killed him before he had time to draw his sword. Then the little page came running, very joyful of his master's victory ; and the King wiped his bloody sword, and looking upon the dead bodies, said,. "These might have been reputed three gallant men, if they could have resisted the temptation of covetousness.
Side 77 - ... that there was no person to write down the history of what took place ; and afterwards, when there was more leisure for composition, the truths that were collected were greatly mingled with falsehood.
Side 157 - The stone came thundering down over the heads of Randolph and his men, who naturally thought themselves discovered. If they had stirred, or made the slightest noise, they would have been entirely destroyed ; for the soldiers above might have killed every man of them, merely by rolling down stones. But being courageous and chosen men, they remained quiet, and the English soldiers, who thought their comrade was merely playing them a trick (as, indeed, he had no other meaning in what he did and said),...
Side 117 - It came into his head that he had himself fought just six battles against the English and their allies, and that the poor persevering spider was exactly in the same situation with himself, having made as many trials and been as often disappointed in what it aimed at. 'Now...
Side 128 - ... it was bravely defended, when he heard at a distance the baying of a hound, which was always coming nearer and nearer. This was the bloodhound which was tracing the King's steps to the ford where he had crossed, and the two hundred* Galloway men were along with the animal, and guided by it. Bruce at first thought of going back to awaken his men ; but then he reflected that it might be only some shepherd's dog. "My men...
Side 92 - Scottish army were on foot, armed with long spears; they were placed thick and close together, and laid all their spears so close, point over point, that it seemed as difficult to break through them, as through the wall of a strong castle. When the two armies were drawn up facing each other, Wallace said to his soldiers, " I have brought you to the ring, let me see how you can dance ; " meaning, I have brought you to the decisive field of battle, let me see how bravely you can fight.
Side 180 - I told you before, was prepared for them. He had in readiness a body of men-at-arms, well mounted, who rode at full gallop among the archers, and as they had no weapons save their bows and arrows, which they could not use when they were attacked hand to hand, they were cut down in great numbers by the Scottish horsemen, and thrown into total confusion.